Abstract:
This thesis, entitled Heteronormative Attitudes of Male Students in UP Manila,
focuses on how heteronormative male students are in UP Manila and the factors that
influence their views on sexuality. This research focuses on a non-sectarian State
University in a predominantly Catholic country. Heteronormativity is defined as the giving of privileges to heterosexuals which
results in society treating those who are non-heterosexuals as undesirables. Males were
chosen as respondents because in a heteronormative society, males are considered to be
in the uppermost tier. Heteronormativity reinforces the idea that heterosexuality is the
norms and that people should conform to set gender roles. 100 males students were given a questionnaire measuring how heteronormative
their attitudes were. The questionnaire consists of twenty-nine questions. At the end of
the questionnaire, the respondents were asked to choose among five factors, they had to
choose the factor that was most influential to them regarding their views on sexuality.
Religion has been known to be
an influential factor but can College education be possibly
more effective in reinforcing beliefs about sexuality?
